Canada’s Leylah Fernandez misplaced to Zheng Qinwen within the third spherical of the Wuhan Open

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez could not discover a approach to get rid of one of many high gamers on the WTA Tour this 12 months.

China’s Zheng Qinwen rallied to beat Fernandez 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 within the third spherical of the Wuhan Open on Thursday.

Zheng, an Olympic gold medalist this summer time and an Australian Open finalist earlier this 12 months, has gained 22 of her final 25 matches. He’s the fifth in Wuhan.

Fernandez, ranked twenty eighth on the planet, is on a four-match dropping streak this week. The spotlight was a first-round win over No. 12 seed Diana Shnaider.

Fernandez, of Laval, Que., and accomplice Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia will play in two quarterfinals on Friday. Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and fellow New Zealander Erin Routliffe of New Zealand additionally superior to 2 quarterfinals.